Shawnee missed the 3 o'clock opening for one lock, waited til 4 and then Per Reuben from his blog: "So
after waiting tied up in the Great Lock the gates opened at 5:45. We
untied, left the lock, only to come to the Great Bridge not 100 feet
downstream that remained closed
till 6pm.
More
The great bridge finally opening
We milled
around and finally at 6:02 we were off. Our stop was the Centerville
Marina where we had a reservation. [Just in front of another bridge to await it's opening tomorrow morning.]
We had talked with them several times
during the day explaining our progress and finally, recognizing we
wouldn’t get there till after they closed at 5 pm they told us to come
into the fuel dock where they reserved a spot for us between two
trawlers.
When we got there at 6:30 we saw a
very large powerboat (about 70’) pulling into what was supposed to
be our spot. There were no other spots.
Much yelling ensued -
from our side. Several of the folks from other boats too. One of them had
been in the dock masters office during our last phone call and took our
side. Finally, at 7pm, the large boat (Rambling Rose, full of “good old
boys” from the south pulled out to go anchor downstream someplace. We
finally pulled in, tied up, plugged into power....and had a bit of wine.
No idea what we’re doing for supper, if anything (it’s now 8pm)
Coinjock tomorrow where a 32oz rib eye has my name on it."
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